100 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 66
OPINION
unlock, and just as nice to look at, but Samsung would
never dream of offering a flagship phone without
an Infinity Display, even if using it is a balancing act
between slippery and cumbersome.Biometric breakdown
Disappearingbezelslongagoclaimedthebelow‑
screenfingerprintsensor,too.ForyearsAndroid
phoneshavefeaturedrear‑facing sensors, a
solution that’s acceptable but not always ideal.
Nowthat’sonitswayout,replaced by the cool‑in‑
theoryon‑screenversion.
I’mnotsuretheseon‑screen fingerprint sensors
count as progress. I’ve tested several, and none are
even remotely as good as a physical scanner. They’reIn‑display fingerprint
sensors may look futuristic,
but they’re a step backward